| Regimental number | 6134 |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 2 Boyce Street, Glebe Point, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Nellie Pauline Thomson, Wynoln Wigram Road, Glebe Point, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the RH. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Garter Point Cemetery Memorial No. 35), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Julia THOMSON; husband of Nellie Pauline THOMSON, "Wynola", Wigram Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; rank of Sergeant reverted to 'E.D.P.' Sergeant, 10 January 1917; E.D.P. Sergeant reverted to E.D.P. Corporal, 30 March 1917; E.D.P. Corporal reverted to Private, 20 April 1917. Proceeded over seas to France, 5 June 1917; marched in to Havre, France, 6 June 1917; joined 21st Bn, 12 June 1917; appointed Lance Corporal, 4 July 1917; promoted to Temporary Corporal, 9 August 1917; promoted to Corporal, 1 September 1917. Killed in action, France, 21 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, THOMSON George Robert |
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